Minor in Systems Engineering

A minor in Systems Engineering is earned through completion of 20 units. Twelve units must be unique to the minor and may not count toward the fulfillment of majors or additional minors. No more than 8 units can be used to satisfy the student’s major degree program requirements.

• 20 units are required, selected from the course lists below.
• Students are expected to obtain necessary background (prerequisites or equivalents) to complete their chosen minor program.
• A minimum 2.00 GPA is required in the courses used to satisfy the minor, with no grade less than a C–.

Students must have a declared major on record in order to apply for the minor in Systems Engineering and applications must be approved by the Minor Coordinator of the Division of Systems Engineering. Students planning to pursue the minor should apply as early as possible—or by May 1 of the junior year—to facilitate course planning.

The following courses may be used to satisfy the requirements of the minor in Systems Engineering. Please note that many of these are advanced courses with prerequisites, and students are responsible for fulfilling these.

• Students may only take one course from the following list:
  • ENG BE 403 Biomedical Signals and Controls
  • ENG EC 401 Signals and Systems
• Students may only take one course from the following list:
  • ENG BE 404 Modern Control in Biomedical Engineering
  • ENG EC 402 Control Systems
  • ENG ME 403 Atmospheric Flight Mechanics and Control
  • ENG ME 404 Dynamics and Control of Mechanical Systems
• Students may choose any of the courses from the following list:
  • ENG EC 330 Applied Algorithms for Engineers
  • ENG EC 414 Introduction to Machine Learning
  • ENG EC 415 Software Radios
  • ENG EC 441 Introduction to Computer Networking
  • ENG ME 416 Introduction to Robotics
  • ENG ME 420 Supply Chain Engineering

Some 500-level and 700-level Systems Engineering courses can be used by petition.

Contact:

• Professor Hua Wang, Systems Engineering Minor Coordinator, wangh@bu.edu
• Division of Systems Engineering Administration

Please reference the list of duplicate classes when planning your minor.

To apply for the minor, visit the minor in Systems Engineering page on the College of Engineering website.